After a grueling negotiation, Ardon Jashari is finally ready to become a new AC Milan player. Matteo Moretto, speaking in a video on Fabrizio Romano’s YouTube channel, explained how the Swiss player’s desire to wear the Rossoneri shirt was decisive, especially since several top-level clubs had come forward for him. Here are his words:
"The player was fundamental in this negotiation, in these past months. His desire to join Milan was decisive: Jashari has been a Milan fan since he was a child, he has always been emotionally tied to the Rossoneri colors. Even before Club Brugge traveled for their Champions League match, he pushed hard, having a very tense face-to-face meeting with the Brugge management. He asked not to be called up because he only wanted Milan. Until just a few hours before the final agreement between the clubs, he insisted so much that over the past few weeks he made the atmosphere at Brugge unbearable. The player requested to be sold countless times, and he pushed again and again. The situation became irreconcilable for Brugge, and the Belgian club found themselves almost backed into a corner, forced to satisfy the player’s wish, not because he simply wanted to leave Brugge, but because he only wanted to go to Milan."
"Milan was the only club in the race because over the weeks Jashari had turned down every other team that showed interest, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester United, and many clubs from the Bundesliga and Premier League. Even in Italy, there were inquiries, but Jashari said: ‘I only want Milan.’ I took note of a few clubs; in 2022, I tweeted about Jashari in relation to La Liga. Even back then, I was told that this talented young player was being followed by a host of important clubs. Let me name a few: Real Sociedad, Arsenal, Ajax, Nice, and also Napoli."
